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You Might Like � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium An upcoming video game is so realistic it simulates a homelessness crisis, getting laid off, and Gen Z going broke - Business Insider    The developers of the upcoming video game Cities Skylines 2 say they're trying to make "the most realistic city simulation ever" — one which involves homelessness, Gen Z going broke, and tragic car accidents. In-game households could plunge into homelessness if they are poor, are unable to find a new apartment, and lack funds to leave the city, the developers wrote in a blog post published Monday. "In this case, they can live in the city parks until their living situation changes," said the game's development studio, Colossal Order. Continued here What's the Right Way to Find a Mentor? - Harvard Business Review    Mentorship can be life changing. Staying in the driver’s seat and being proactive about your relationship with your mentor is key to its success. These simple principles will help develop strong mentoring relationships, no matter where you are in your career. In the summer of 2004, I was 18 years old, preparing for my first year of college and looking for ways to fund my education. I was working double shifts at KFC and late nights at Hollywood Video, and yet, one day, I found myself at a gas station without enough money to fill up my tank. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Customer Surveys Are No Substitute for Actually Talking to Customers - Harvard Business Review    Surveys are a pain to complete and, as a result, most people don’t invest much thought in filling them in, which means the information they give is low-quality and unlikely to provide strategic insight.  Talking to customers and asking open-ended questions yields better results and in most cases your managers will not need to conduct much more than a dozen such interviews to gain a complete picture of customer needs and preferences. I’ll never forget the questionnaire handed to me midway through a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney. It was massive. Page after page of detailed tick-the-box or circle-the-response questions – it seemed to me it would take the full 13-hour flight to complete. I started, but it was too much work and I abandoned it halfway through. I thought to myself: does management really believe they get valid and reliable data from these surveys? Continued here

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